Aeolanthes cyclantha
Aeolanthes cyclantha is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in southern India.[1]
| Aeolanthes cyclantha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Aeolanthes |
| Species: | A. cyclantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeolanthes cyclantha Meyrick, 1923 | |
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous partially suffused light crimson-rosy, with irregularly strewn suffused yellow-ochreous spots and blotches partially tinged crimson, the largest blotch resting on the antemedian costal scale-projection, a distinct round spot in the disc beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- Aeolanthes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (20): 611
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